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Golf Cougars return from national competition
Dean Bowers putts at a golf meet hosted by Columbus State in April.
Bowers ended with a score of 326 at the NJCAA Div. III national
competition June 6-9.Cougar golfer John Williams ranked 53rd in national competition. He shot 317 over four rounds at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III championships June 6-9. His top score was 75. Dean Bowers came in at No. 71, with a score of 326; and Matt Warren shot 336, for a No. 87 finish. It was Williams and Bowers' second trip to national competition. Nationals were held at Chautauqua, NY. The three went to nationals after the golf Cougars tied for first place in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Division III. The Cougars shared the title with Cincinnati State Community College, but did not go to nationals as a team. The Cougars have been a perennial powerhouse in the OCCAC. The team won the division outright 15 years in a row before 2006, and they won the national championship in 1993 and 2003. A strong recruiting base keeps the Cougars competitive, said Coach Jeff Parker. "I think it's just the draw of Columbus," Parker said. "There are some very good high school golfers in the Greater Columbus area."
Columbus State golfer John Williams, who nabbed the Cougars' lowest
score at national competition.The team travels to several tournaments each year at four-year colleges--where Columbus State is usually the only two-year school to show up. The Cougars are usually strong enough to knock off a few four-year schools. And for next year? Parker has about four players planning to return next year, and tryouts for new players will be held in August. "I've got some three or four incoming freshmen who appear to be pretty good players," Parker said. "Come August, we'll see how good they are."
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